Antimicrobial resistance occurs as a result of microbes, such as bacteria and viruses,
changing in ways that reduce or eliminate the effectiveness of the drugs used to treat
the infections they cause. Antimicrobial resistance can develop from the use of
antimicrobials in humans, animals, or plants (antimicrobials include antibacterial drugs,
antibiotics, antivirals, antifungals and antiparisitic drugs). The overuse and/or
inappropriate use of antimicrobials make the development and spread of resistance